Environmental pollution is great today. The intensive development of industry results in air pollution.
The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986 caused radioactive contamination of a vast area around the plant. We have to undertake drastic measures to neutralize the perilous efiect of radiation on the environment. That’s why environmental protection is a great concern of the Ukrainian Government. The Ministry of Environment was founded in the Ukraine. Y. Scherbak, famous writer and public figure, is the Minister of Environment of the Ukraine. There is also a special Supreme Soviet Committee headed by V. Yavorivsky. Their tasks are to control the state of environment and sources of pollution, to protect the water resources of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, rivers and lakes, to extend the network of nature reserves and to maintain cooperation with international ecology organizations.
Campaining for environmental protection is supported by public organizations and individuals. The Ukrainian Green Party is very active today. ‘Zeleny Svit’ is the Ukrainian ecological newspaper. It calls on protection of the natural wealth and on using it in a more careful and economical manner for the benefit of the present and future generations.
- What is the most effective form of nature conservation?
- The most effective form of nature conservation are nature reserves.
- What can be done to ensure pure air?
- To ensure pure air it is necessary to improve technological processes, the quality of raw materials and fuel.
